UNDERRATED: 'Being Flynn' (2012)

UNDERRATED: 'Being Flynn' (2012)

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Given the scene-skipping poetry of this movie's unprintably titled source material (a beautifully tragic memoir by writer Nick Flynn), there was reason to be skeptical of its journey to the big screen. And despite an underwhelming turn at the box office, director Paul Weitz delivered an affectionate and moving adaptation, helped by a cast that includes an affectingly shellshocked Paul Dano and a gruffly understated Robert De Niro.

Given the scene-skipping poetry of this movie's unprintably titled source material (a beautifully tragic memoir by writer Nick Flynn), there was reason to be skeptical of its journey to the big screen. And despite an underwhelming turn at the box office, director Paul Weitz delivered an affectionate and moving adaptation, helped by a cast that includes an affectingly shellshocked Paul Dano and a gruffly understated Robert De Niro. (David Lee / Focus Features)

Given the scene-skipping poetry of this movie's unprintably titled source material (a beautifully tragic memoir by writer Nick Flynn), there was reason to be skeptical of its journey to the big screen. And despite an underwhelming turn at the box office, director Paul Weitz delivered an affectionate and moving adaptation, helped by a cast that includes an affectingly shellshocked Paul Dano and a gruffly understated Robert De Niro.